TRACY BYERS REID

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATOR | DOCTOR OF EDUCATION SCHOLAR

About

Hi, I'm Tracy, a post-secondary educator, photographer, and doctoral scholar whose work explores teaching, learning, and faculty development in vocational and professional higher education.

I bring fifteen years of post-secondary experience spanning teaching, academic program coordination, curriculum development, instructional design, and faculty support. My career began in creative industries as a commercial photographer before transitioning to higher education in 2011. Since then, I have taught across multiple post-secondary institutions and served as Program Coordinator for Algonquin College's Photography program for seven years. In that role, I supported student recruitment and academic progression, developed industry partnerships, and contributed to institutional service through membership on the Research Ethics Board and Teaching and Learning Advisory Group.

My professional experience in commercial photography continues to shape my approach to education. Working with national retail clients required balancing creativity with project management, collaboration, production workflows, and client relationships—skills that continue to inform my work in curriculum development, academic program coordination, and post-secondary education.

I hold a Master of Education from Ontario Tech University, a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts from Toronto Metropolitan University, and an Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography from Humber Polytechnic. I am currently a third-year Doctor of Education student in Learning Sciences at the University of Calgary, where my research focuses on faculty development and professional learning in vocational post-secondary education.

Alongside my doctoral research, I have contributed to educational development through curriculum design, faculty learning initiatives, instructional technology, scholarly publications, conference presentations, and research collaborations. My interests include professional learning, educational technology, and authentic assessment.

This website serves as both a record of my doctoral research and a professional portfolio documenting my work in teaching, curriculum, instructional design, and creative practice.

Photo by Denine Wrixon

Education

Doctor of Education (in progress)

University of Calgary

Master of Education

Ontario Tech University

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts

Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson Polytechnic University)

Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography - Honours

Humber Polytechnic (formerly Humber College), North Campus

Interests

Faculty Professional Learning
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Vocational and Professional Education
Learning Sciences
Educational Technology
Authentic Assessment in Blended Learning

Publications

Refereed Contributions

Byers Reid T., & Jin, W. (B)., (2026). Bridging theory and practice: A scoping review examining post-secondary vocational flipped classrooms. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 52(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.21432/cjlt29131

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D., (2026). Insights on innovation: Charting trends in digital education through a novel hybrid AI-human coding methodology. Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning, 15. https://doi.org/10.54337/nlc.v15.10850

Byers Reid, T., & Mang, T. (2023). Using social media to develop critical thinking in higher education. Journal of Digital Life and Learning, 3(2), 1-17. https//doi.10.51357/jdll.v3i2.223

Blog Contributions

Friesen, S., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 12). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Sharon Friesen. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-sharon-friesen/

Lock, J., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 12). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Jennifer Lock. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-jennifer-lock/

Clark, D., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 5). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Doug Clark. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-doug-clark/

Russell-Mayhew, S., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 5). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-shelly-russell-mayhew/

Dressler, R., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2025, December 15). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Roswita Dressler. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-roswita-dressler/

Byers Reid, T. (2024, November 7). Times up: The last semester. PhotoEd Magazine: Blog. https://www.photoed.ca/post/times-up-the-last-semester

Non-refereed Contributions

Byers Reid, T. (2026). Foreword. In The final frame (p. 3). Algonquin College Photography: Content Creation Program

Byers Reid, T. (2024, March 1). Drawing back the curtain: A scoping review of backchannel communication use in adult education environments 2001 to 2023. [Major Project, Ontario Tech University] https://ontariotechu.scholaris.ca/handle/10155/1808

Conference Presentations

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, June 18). Sustaining student engagement through aligned flipped classroom design in hybrid photography courses [Conference Presentation.] 2026 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference, Hamilton, ON. June 2026.

Byers Reid, T., (2026, June 17). Learning for teaching: A scoping review and content analysis of faculty development in Ontario community colleges [Round Table Discussion.] 2026 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference, Hamilton, ON. June 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, June 2). Rethinking flipped classrooms: A collaborative self-study of sustaining engagement in a flipped vocational course [Conference Presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 54th Conference, CERA, Winnipeg, MB., Canada. June 2026.

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D., (2026, June 1). Working with AI: Reflections on human–AI collaboration in qualitative coding [Conference Presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 54th Conference, CERA, Winnipeg, MB., Canada. June 2026

Byers Reid, T. (2026, June 1). Dynamic range: An a/r/tographic reflection on post-secondary teaching [Conference Presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 54th Conference, ARTS-SIG, Winnipeg, MB., Canada. June 2026

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, May 21). Rethinking Assessment in the Flipped Classroom: A Move Toward Authentic Practice. [Symposium Presentation.] Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Symposium, More than Marks: Understanding Student Learning through SoTL, Canadore College, online.

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D., (2026, May 7). Insights on innovation: Charting trends in digital education through a novel hybrid AI-human coding methodology. [Conference Presentation.] International Conference for Networked Learning 2026, Brussels, Belgium. May 2026.

Jacobsen, M., & Byers Reid, T., (2026, April 29). SuperVisible: Encounters with great graduate supervision [Conference Presentation.] Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB., Canada. April 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, April 28). Flipped forward: Designing engaging pre-class tasks [Conference Presentation.] Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB., Canada. April 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2025, July 7). Step away from your PowerPoint: Instructional strategies in vocational postsecondary flipped classrooms [Short Presentation.] 2025 Tapestries of Learning Symposium, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB., Canada

Byers Reid, T. (2025, June 5). Shifting the conversation: A scoping review of backchannel use in postsecondary education from 2001 to 2023 [Conference presentation.] Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Conference 2025, Toronto, ON., Canada

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W.) B. (2025, June 4). Bridging theory and practice: A scoping review on the instructional design and implementation of flipped classrooms in postsecondary vocational education [Conference presentation.] Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Conference 2025, Toronto, ON., Canada.

Byers Reid, T. (2025, June 3). “I make it look easy but honey, believe me it's hard": A literature review exploring studio-based pedagogy in art and design post-secondary education [Conference presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 53rd Conference, CERA – Learning from History, Toronto, ON., Canada.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2025, April 4). Step away from your PowerPoint: Instructional strategies in vocational postsecondary flipped classrooms [Conference - Round Table Discussion.] Digital Innovation in Education 2025 Conference, Oshawa, ON., Canada.

Upcoming Accepted Refereed Contributions

Jacobsen, M., & Byers Reid, T. (accepted). Making supervision visible: Practice-informed stories for building relationships and networks in graduate education. International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) Conference, Saskatoon, SK., Canada. October 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (accepted). SoTL through critical friends: A cross-role self-study of teaching and instructional design. International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) Conference, Saskatoon, SK., Canada. October 2026.

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